SEMBCORP Marine has secured a contract to construct a wind turbine installation vessel, a development in line with its bid to offer more renewable energy solutions

It said the contract would bolster its position in the renewable energy sector and validate its strategy to transform itself into an innovative engineering solutions provider in the offshore, marine and energy industries.

The company did not identify its client or give financial details. It said construction would complete in early 2025.

The new vessel will be capable of operating at a high efficiency level and handling the next generation of wind turbines, which are bigger with longer, lighter rotor blades, taller towers, more reliable drive trains, performance-optimising control systems and multi-megawatt power generation.

Sembcorp Marine said it used in-house design for the project and collaborated intensively with its customer which provided design development and verification work.

Wong Teck Cheong, senior vice-president of Sembcorp’s marine rigs and floaters division, said the group was pleased that the contract would “bring this breakthrough WTIV design to the offshore wind market”.

“The group looks forward to continuing its close collaboration with our customer to execute this project and contribute to the pace of energy transition,” he said.

Sembcorp Marine has proactively diversified into cleaner, greener and renewable energy solutions since 2015 in keeping with the global shift towards a cleaner and greener energy mix.

It said it had leveraged its expertise in the design and construction of offshore structures, platforms and specialised vessels to expand significantly its offerings, including WTIV, zero-emission battery-powered/hydrogen fuel cell powered vessels, LNG-battery hybrid tugs and Gravifloat LNG export and import terminals.